Democratic Voice of Burma

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Bangkok, March 12, 2015--Journalists covering a security force clampdown on a student protest in central Myanmar on Tuesday were harassed, attacked, and detained by police, according to news reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the assault on and detention of journalists and calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all reporters in police custody.

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Bangkok, April 7, 2014--A Burmese journalist was sentenced to one
year in prison today on charges of "trespassing" and "disturbing an on-duty
civil servant" while reporting a news story, according to local
reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the verdict to be
overturned on appeal.

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The media landscape in Burma is more open than ever, as
President Thein Sein releases imprisoned journalists and abolishes the former
censorship regime. But many threats and obstacles to truly unfettered reporting
remain, including restrictive laws held over from the previous military regime.
The wider government’s commitment to a more open reporting environment is in
doubt. A CPJ special report by Shawn W.
Crispin

The
return of exiled Burmese media groups is one of the clearest signs of the
country’s improved reporting environment, but the outlets may struggle to
compete as Western donors reduce funding. Furthermore, journalists are worried
about losing the editorial independence they enjoyed in exile. By Shawn W. Crispin

Bangkok,
March 25, 2013--Violent mobs have threatened journalists covering communal riots
in central Burma and destroyed their reporting materials, according to news
reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities to make the
security of journalists working in the violence-hit area a top priority.

Cyberattacks on news websites and apparent government
hacking into journalists' email accounts have raised new questions about the
integrity of media reforms in Burma. The
New York Times reported on Sunday that several journalists who
regularly cover Burma-related news recently received warning messages from
Google that their email accounts may have been hacked by "state-sponsored
attackers."

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Bangkok, January 13, 2012--The Committee to Protect
Journalists welcomes the release of nine journalists who were freed as part of
a mass release of at least 600 political prisoners in Burma on Friday, but
calls on President Thein Sein to release reporters still being held in
detention and to implement press reforms that would end the country's repressive
media environment.